Marilyn Monroe Quotes on Life, Love, & Happiness

Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson at the Los Angeles County Hospital on June 1, 1926. Her mother Gladys Pearl Baker was a film-cutter at Consolidated Film Industries. Marilyn's father's identity was never known.

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1. “Sometimes you just have to throw on a crown and remind them who they’re dealing with.” – Marilyn Monroe

2. “Keep smiling because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.” – Marilyn Monroe

3. “We should all start to live before we get old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets.” – Marilyn Monroe

4. “Imperfection is beauty. Madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” – Marilyn Monroe

7. “I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times tough to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.” – Marilyn Monroe

25. “I think there’s two things in human beings… that they want to be alone, but they also want to be together.” – Marilyn Monroe

26. “A smile is the best makeup a girl can wear.” – Marilyn Monroe

27. “I’m the type of person that tries to fall back asleep in the morning just to finish a dream.” – Marilyn Monroe

28. “Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting then being one.” – Marilyn Monroe

29. “Sometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age; to die young. But then you’d never complete your life, would you? You’d never wholly know you.” – Marilyn Monroe

30. “A man has a tendency to accept you the way you are, while most women immediately start to pick flaws and want to change you.” – Marilyn Monroe

31. “Sometimes I’ve been to a party where no one spoke to me for a whole evening. The men, frightened by their wives or sweeties, would give me a wide berth. And the ladies would gang up in a corner to discuss my dangerous character.” – Marilyn Monroe

32. “I think one of the basic reasons men make good friends is that they can make up their minds quickly.” – Marilyn Monroe

33. “Fame is fickle, and I know it. It has its compensations but it also has its drawbacks, and I’ve experienced them both.” – Marilyn Monroe

34. “Naturally, there are times when every woman likes to be flattered… to feel she is the most important thing in someone’s world. Only a man can paint this picture.” – Marilyn Monroe

35. “No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they’re pretty, even if they aren’t.” – Marilyn Monroe

36. “If you can make a woman laugh, you can make her do anything.” – Marilyn Monroe

37. “I am not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful..” – Marilyn Monroe

38. “I restore myself when I'm alone.” – Marilyn Monroe

39. “I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it.” – Marilyn Monroe

40. “Give a girl the right pair of shoes and she'll conquer the world.” – Marilyn Monroe

41. “When it comes down to it. I let people think what they want. And if they care enough to bother with what I do, I already know I'm better than them.” – Marilyn Monroe